Former Joplin Man Sentenced to 33 Years for Producing Child Pornography

SPRINGFIELD, Mo. - Joshua Stanley Miloszewski, 37, of Joplin, Mo., was sentenced in federal court on June 15, 2026, for sexual exploitation of a minor and receiving and distributing child pornography.

Miloszewski was sentenced by Chief U.S. District Judge Brian C. Wimes to 400 months in federal prison without parole, followed by a life term of supervised release. Miloszewski was sentenced to 300 months for sexual exploitation of a minor and 100 months for receiving and distributing child pornography, with both sentences running consecutive to each other.

According to court documents, Miloszewski, who pleaded guilty on Dec. 18, 2025, used a cellular device to record sexually explicit activity between himself and a 16-year-old minor victim identified in court documents as Jane Doe. Miloszewski's cellular device contained both images and videos of Miloszewski and Jane Doe engaged in sexually explicit conduct, and Jane Doe reported she had taken nude images of herself and sent them to Miloszewski using a cellular device.

Miloszewski will be required to register as a sex offender upon his release from prison and will be subject to federal and state sex offender registration requirements, which may apply throughout his life.

This case is being prosecuted by Assistant U.S. Attorney Ami Harshad Miller. It was investigated by the FBI, the Southwest Missouri Cyber Crimes Task Force, and the Joplin Police Department.

Project Safe Childhood

This case was brought as part of Project Safe Childhood, a nationwide initiative launched in May 2006 by the Department of Justice to combat the growing epidemic of child sexual exploitation and abuse. Led by the United States Attorneys' Offices and the Criminal Division's Child Exploitation and Obscenity Section, Project Safe Childhood marshals federal, state, and local resources to locate, apprehend, and prosecute individuals who sexually exploit children, and to identify and rescue victims. For more information about Project Safe Childhood, please visit www.usdoj.gov/psc . For more information about Internet safety education, please visit www.usdoj.gov/psc and click on the tab "resources."